Michael B. Morrissey

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Michael B. Morrissey is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael B. Morrissey has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 35 papers in Genetics and 26 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael B. Morrissey's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (36 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (19 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (17 papers). Michael B. Morrissey is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (36 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (19 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (17 papers). Michael B. Morrissey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Michael B. Morrissey's co-authors include Alastair J. Wilson, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Jarrod D. Hadfield, Derrick T. de Kerckhove, Josephine M. Pemberton, Holger Schielzeth, Shinichi Nakagawa, Pierre de Villemereuil, Adam M. Siepielski and Stephanie M. Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael B. Morrissey

68 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection

2017 266 citations Adam M. Siepielski, Michael B. Morrissey et al. Science profile →

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Mats Björklund Sweden

Andrew D. C. MacColl United Kingdom

Masakado Kawata Japan

Pim Edelaar Spain

Thomas E. Reed Ireland

Travis Ingram New Zealand

Jeremy M. Davis United States

Andrés López‐Sepulcre United States

Benjamin M. Fitzpatrick United States

Christophe Pélabon Norway

Mats Björklund Sweden

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Ruxton, Graeme D., et al.. (2024). Classical tests, linear models and their extensions for the analysis of 2 × 2 contingency tables. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 15(5). 843–855. 2 indexed citations

Morrissey, Michael B., et al.. (2024). The missing fraction problem as an episodes of selection problem. Evolution. 78(4). 601–611. 5 indexed citations

Purchase, Craig F., et al.. (2022). A synthesis of senescence predictions for indeterminate growth, and support from multiple tests in wild lake trout. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1966). 20212146–20212146. 10 indexed citations

Crawley, Michael J., Robin J. Pakeman, S. D. Albon, et al.. (2021). The dynamics of vegetation grazed by a food‐limited population of Soay sheep on St Kilda. Journal of Ecology. 109(12). 3988–4006. 9 indexed citations

Kristjánsson, Bjarni K., et al.. (2021). Re-identification of individuals from images using spot constellations: a case study in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). Royal Society Open Science. 8(7). 201768–201768. 2 indexed citations

Snorrason, Sigurður S., et al.. (2021). Multivariate analysis of morphology, behaviour, growth and developmental timing in hybrids brings new insights into the divergence of sympatric Arctic charr morphs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 170–170. 5 indexed citations

Henshaw, Jonathan M., Michael B. Morrissey, & Adam G. Jones. (2020). Quantifying the causal pathways contributing to natural selection. Evolution. 74(12). 2560–2574. 17 indexed citations

Siepielski, Adam M., Michael B. Morrissey, Stephanie M. Carlson, et al.. (2019). No evidence that warmer temperatures are associated with selection for smaller body sizes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1907). 20191332–20191332. 35 indexed citations

Villemereuil, Pierre de, Michael B. Morrissey, Shinichi Nakagawa, & Holger Schielzeth. (2017). Fixed-effect variance and the estimation of repeatabilities and heritabilities: issues and solutions. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 31(4). 621–632. 72 indexed citations

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Siepielski, Adam M., Michael B. Morrissey, Mathieu Buoro, et al.. (2017). Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection. Science. 355(6328). 959–962. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Villemereuil, Pierre de, Holger Schielzeth, Shinichi Nakagawa, & Michael B. Morrissey. (2016). General Methods for Evolutionary Quantitative Genetic Inference from Generalized Mixed Models. Genetics. 204(3). 1281–1294. 142 indexed citations

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Rutz, Christian, Barbara C. Klump, Shoko Sugasawa, et al.. (2016). Discovery of species-wide tool use in the Hawaiian crow. Nature. 537(7620). 403–407. 70 indexed citations

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Siepielski, Adam M., Kiyoko M. Gotanda, Michael B. Morrissey, et al.. (2013). The spatial patterns of directional phenotypic selection. Ecology Letters. 16(11). 1382–1392. 171 indexed citations

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Morrissey, Michael B., Craig A. Walling, Alastair J. Wilson, et al.. (2012). Genetic Analysis of Life-History Constraint and Evolution in a Wild Ungulate Population. The American Naturalist. 179(4). E97–E114. 41 indexed citations

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Wilson, Alastair J., Michael B. Morrissey, Mark J. Adams, et al.. (2011). Indirect genetics effects and evolutionary constraint: an analysis of social dominance in red deer, Cervus elaphus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24(4). 772–783. 112 indexed citations

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Kapralova, Kalina H., Michael B. Morrissey, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, et al.. (2011). Evolution of adaptive diversity and genetic connectivity in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Iceland. Heredity. 106(3). 472–487. 62 indexed citations

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Morrissey, Michael B. & Moira M. Ferguson. (2010). A TEST FOR THE GENETIC BASIS OF NATURAL SELECTION: AN INDIVIDUAL-BASED LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN A STREAM-DWELLING FISH. Evolution. 65(4). 1037–1047. 9 indexed citations

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Morrissey, Michael B., Loeske E. B. Kruuk, & Alastair J. Wilson. (2010). The danger of applying the breeder's equation in observational studies of natural populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23(11). 2277–2288. 177 indexed citations

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Morrissey, Michael B. & Alastair J. Wilson. (2009). pedantics: an r package for pedigree‐based genetic simulation and pedigree manipulation, characterization and viewing. Molecular Ecology Resources. 10(4). 711–719. 122 indexed citations

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Morrissey, Michael B., et al.. (2005). Incidence and Physiological Consequences of Decompression in Smallmouth Bass after Live‐Release Angling Tournaments. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 134(4). 1038–1047. 52 indexed citations

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